Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Toronto Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi has spoken with Roy Halladay and prepared him for the possibility that he will bring trade possibilities to the pitcher in the weeks or months ahead.

Halladay, 32, has a no-trade clause that will allow him to dictate whether he will be dealt before he becomes eligible for free agency next fall.

"He's open to at least listening," said Ricciardi. "He's not going to be a guy who will let you do all the work [preparing for a possible trade], and then he's not willing to listen. If it makes sense, he will listen." [...]

The Jays would want one of the Dodgers' best young starters for Halladay -- either Clayton Kershaw or Chad Billingsley -- and that figures to be a deal-breaker for L.A.

Wow, I didn't realize the Indians were 33-50. Well, maybe we got a shot at Lee, but still, he'll probably cost an arm and a leg, plus he's another lefty. Damn the wild card, this market needs some more sellers!

I do agree. I would DEFINITELY give up beast mode for an arm like Halladay. Farm stuff, obviously even DeWitt, would be better, but if its gotta be a "main" man, JP is the one to go!

After looking at some stats, the Blue Jays' LF position is expensive to them and they have 3 (totaling close to 7 Million). And unfortunately, the other two outfield positions are quite expensive, too.